| Unit name | Research and Communications 4 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENGM0011 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Mr. Jon Sims Williams |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of years 1 and 2 of the H150 Engineering Design degree |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Students are required to research and give a 20 minute presentation on a current issue of interest to the Engineering Profession. They will then write a formal paper on the topic. The issue is taken from a list of questions on social, economic, legal and environmental issues relevant to the present time. This Socratic approach to students doing Research and then teaching requires a high level of maturity in the student understanding of topics as well as a sophisticated approach to learning and matching their presentation to the other students level of understanding.
Students will be given guidance prior to their presentations and both peer and staff feedback afterwards. TurnitIn will be used to give clear feedback on their written papers.
At the end of the course the students will be able:
Students learn by doing. They give presentations and learn what can go wrong and how to be more effective. There is a lot of feedback from other students on their presentations as well as from staff. The number of sessions each student should attend will depend on the cohort size (eg 20 lectures for 30 students).
One 20 minute presentation, a 1 hour test on other students presentations, a 10-page paper,
Changes each year and for each student.
